Deep territorial inequalities characterize the provision of public hospital beds in Italy, with the South struggling to ensure adequate standards of health care compared to the North. There is a chronic shortage in southern regions: Calabria records the lowest figure with 315.9 total beds per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Campania with 337.8 and Basilicata with 356.6. The South suffers widespread shortages in both acute care beds and long-term care and rehabilitation facilities, with coverage rates below the national average. Calabria, in particular, shows the worst figure for long-term care, accounting for only 5% of the total, while Campania and Sicily also show modest values in the rehabilitation segment. This is according to a report by the Unimpresa Study Center, which found that regions in the North and some in the Center, in contrast to those in the South, stand out as having a better-equipped and better-performing system. Piedmont leads the ranking with 493.3 beds per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Valle d'Aosta with 456.1 and Lombardy with 449.6, all well above the national average of 390.0. Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Sardinia excel in the percentage of acute care beds, at 93 percent, respectively, a sign of an organization centered on timely management of emergencies. Trento, on the other hand, stands out for its supremacy in long-term care, with 36 beds per 100,000 inhabitants, while Molise records the highest figure in rehabilitation, with 60.8 beds.